News (Lancashire)

St Helens councillor joins Reform UK after leaving the Green Party

St Helens councillor defects to Reform from Green Party

Stalker who sent victim 1000 messages in a month jailed

Chorley to bid for UK Town of Culture

Strike called off at Myerscough College

Top Lancashire barrister warns against axing jury trials

Man jailed after giving child drugs and inflicting sexual offences on her

Closure issued for Preston house after concerns from community

Hyndburn councillors set to freeze allowances for 2026/27

Lancaster pensioner left unconscious after group of youths beat him

Man given life sentence after stabbing female probation officer

£55m improvement programme ramps up in East Lancashire

Teenagers and taxi driver killed in head-on crash named locally

Man charged after human remains found in St Helens flat

Chorley community unites after fire leaves boy, 11, and woman in 30s hospitalised

Elderly woman seriously injured in Leyland collision

Fleetwood GP to lead £20m town regeneration project

Wigan secure shock FA Cup win at Championship high-flyers Preston

Final phase of Astley Hall’s restoration to begin in Chorley

Man pleads guilty to sending malicious messages to professional footballer

Man arrested after human remains found in St Helens flat

Warm spaces across Lancashire offering refuge during Winter months

Arson attack on hut will not stop park’s volunteers

Couple convicted of child cruelty used babysitter revealed to be paedophile

Man dies after Preston crash between off-road bike and car

St Helens man who killed Manchester motorcyclist jailed after lying about health

Retail radio system launched in St Annes to prevent crime

Response to Preston bus station safety fears

DWP issues statement after falling debris causes evacuation of £100m site

‘Cruise ship’ warehouse consultation with residents branded ‘wholly inadequate’

Teenager sentenced after stabbing boy, 14, in chest

Girl falls from ambulance on M6

Mandatory sight tests for drivers over 70 proposed in new road safety strategy

Tributes paid after death of Preston North End FC Safety Officer

Casualty rescued near Barnoldswick

Blackpool Tower Ballroom stars in hit Netflix Japanese film 10Dance